just bought the photon this afternoon, so i'm just trying to get everything back to where I had my evo. quick question... i've already done the one click root found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1217416
is there any need to do this also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfJJ0h4d-80
just trying to make sure I don't screw this thing up in the first hours I have it. Thanks for any help.
If you want to make backups then yes, you'll need to do to that
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i am using windows 7, and i am really struggling to root my phone, can someone point me towards an easy way to do so. I have looked around and tried a few things, i have been trying all morning.
My friend rooted my old hero, i then broke it, and i got a new one today, and since i never actually rooted it before its the one thing i cant do.
archie winnington-ingram said:
i am using windows 7, and i am really struggling to root my phone, can someone point me towards an easy way to do so. I have looked around and tried a few things, i have been trying all morning.
My friend rooted my old hero, i then broke it, and i got a new one today, and since i never actually rooted it before its the one thing i cant do.
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This one should work fine on any OS including 7 32 and 64 bit.
http://www.villainrom.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=375
you must be the most active member on the forum. :O you always have answers.
my head is starting to hurt with all the cleverness on this forum, i can't understand some of it.
archie winnington-ingram said:
you must be the most active member on the forum. :O you always have answers.
my head is starting to hurt with all the cleverness on this forum, i can't understand some of it.
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You will over time, keep bashing at it.
It really is not that hard when you take everything step by step.
i am stuck trying to install the old orange rom that you need. i have it on my sd card, but i dont really know where to go from there?
[edit] i worked it out.
archie winnington-ingram said:
i am stuck trying to install the old orange rom that you need. i have it on my sd card, but i dont really know where to go from there?
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Have you followed the instructions from "GoldCard Procedure" at section 2 of the link I gave you? Got adb installed and working? Once you have a goldcard made, you need to run the RUU file from your computer and install it to the phone. The instructions should work so long as you work from section 2 onwards.
i am so confused.
where in scotland are you from btw?
archie winnington-ingram said:
i am so confused.
where in scotland are you from btw?
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Glasgow You edinburgh?
If you come onto IRC (maybe after the england match, as everyone is watching it), people will guide you step by step through rooting and installing VillainROM
Pop over to www.villainrom.co.uk and click IRC at the top
its all done now. yeah im from edinburgh. is there like a villain rom office? WOW :O and what irc?
Hi I was just wondering what files I need and what needs to be done to get my HTC droid eris back to stock completely and unroot it? Like if I purchased it from the store brand new.
Thanks for the help in advance.
Please use the search function and you will find exactly what you need
This thread has a downloadable ROM with rudimentary instructions for how to download the ROM and install to get back to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=792026
And this thread, starting mostly in post number 4 (the first three posts tell you how to root an unrooted phone, so you can ignore those steps, though they are probably still worth a read), will walk you through the steps that you need to do in order to actually install that ROM to get back to stock. If you do not want to go back to what you have now, you can ignore the Nandroid Backup step: http://androidforums.com/eris-all-things-root/127861-universal-eris-root-dummies.html
(Note that bftb0 in the first thread and Erisuser1 in the second thread are the same person.)
Stonent said:
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I actually tried that myself (search for "Eris back to stock unroot") and did not get very much help, actually. There is a lot of material here and it can be hard to separate the wheat from the chaff for someone who is new to this.
+1 for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=792026
as long as you still have s-on it will return it to the same place it was when you got it... well if you got it after the march ota that is.
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The search function sucks on this site, especially when navigating with a phone. Way too much fluff to distinguish from actual help
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"eris stock" does the trick on the search
Saw a couple threads on Rooting but wanted to see if someone could post a link to the newest and best method for rooting a TB. I have rooted multiple Evos through ADB and through the 1-click root method. Have flashed Radios through bootloader and Kernals through Recovery and can almost do all of that with my eyes closed on my Evo. Girlfriend just bought a used TB last night and I want to root it but dont want to brick the thing. The Evo is near impossible to brick but saw mention of bricking the TB. Any help is greatly appeciated. I want to put her on a near stock rom be it Froyo or GB.
EDIT: Also what is this MR1 and MR2 that I keep seeing? IF it is rom versions then how do I know which one she has?
I rooted my phone when i bought it the week it came out. Then, I dropped my phone last week and had to get a insurance replacement, which i then also rooted.
I found, out of all the write-ups, the ADB Windows Rooting writeup on androidcentral was by far the best...and didn't require me to install all sorts of extra crap on my computer.
Just follow the steps and root and then pick a rom and follow the steps to install. Don't worry about the verizon produced updates...
PS - I like Gingerremix 2.0 the best...find it in the dev. section of this site.
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Saw a couple threads on Rooting but wanted to see if someone could post a link to the newest and best method for rooting a TB. I have rooted multiple Evos through ADB and through the 1-click root method. Have flashed Radios through bootloader and Kernals through Recovery and can almost do all of that with my eyes closed on my Evo. Girlfriend just bought a used TB last night and I want to root it but dont want to brick the thing. The Evo is near impossible to brick but saw mention of bricking the TB. Any help is greatly appeciated. I want to put her on a near stock rom be it Froyo or GB.
EDIT: Also what is this MR1 and MR2 that I keep seeing? IF it is rom versions then how do I know which one she has?
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Go into phone status and check it the same way you would on your Evo.
The easiest rooting method I know of?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005292
I used this even with the MR2 radio and a GB ROM. It does take a couple updates to certain things like Superuser and CWM Recovery, but those are simple.
MR1 is the first OTA that came for the Bolts, and the MR2 is the upcoming OTA. You for sure dont have the mr2 on there if its not rooted and used. The bricking issues were from a leaked radio. Ive not read anyone bricking their phone otherwise. Well, as long as theyve followed directions anyways. After that, you can browse this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081930
Tons of choices there for her.
However, if you know ADB(I personally dont), I would just do the ADB method posted here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996616
Thanks to both of you for the replies. Even bigger thanks to the autoroot method McLabia. I'm going to try that out in just a minute!
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Thanks to both of you for the replies. Even bigger thanks to the autoroot method McLabia. I'm going to try that out in just a minute!
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Just realize that there have been problems with the auto-root version. It is highly recommended to do it manually.
stanglifemike said:
Thanks to both of you for the replies. Even bigger thanks to the autoroot method McLabia. I'm going to try that out in just a minute!
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READ THE PDF IN THE FIRST POST. If you do, you wont have any issues. You may have to do things once or twice, but dont stress it. Sometimes it doesnt take, not sure why, but it wont give your phone any issues as long as you follow the directions he put up.
Im always happy to help someone named Stanglifemike. My uncle that passed away in November was known as Mustang Mike. lol. He rebuilt, restored and fixed Mustangs(64.5-72 ONLY).
I used the Wiki method using ADB. It was my first time using ADB and I had no problems.
Just download the files and follow the instructions line by line.
wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=HTC_Thunderbolt:_Full_Update_Guide
Was curious how things turned out for you man.
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Was curious how things turned out for you man.
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Thats awesome about your uncle being into Mustangs, I have been for years. Sorry to hear that he passed away.
Havent rooted yet. Working during the day and then teaching automotive at a tech school at night. Gonna do it this weekend. Thanks for asking bro
hi guys...
I am kind of a noob....but have been following step by step guides by so many people and have survived this long....but have got so many un answered errors to which no one have given me a proper explanation...
so I am fully furnishing my atrix details and errors that I have....some one who knows atrix exhaustively and is kind enough to help me plsss help...
so here it is.....
I am using an at&t atrix bought in the us and had unlocked it to use in india....i unlocked it five months before now...in the beginning my bluetooth used to work properly and I installed a obex file transfer application some time later....since then whenever I click turn on bluetooth option it just shows that it is working on to switch on the bluetooth but it just greys out and does not switch on...so I searched in the internet where couple of people having motto droid had the same problem and they were given a solution to move a file named sdp from /data/misc/bluetoothd/(bluetooth address of the respective phone)/sdp to the external memory card...i did so in my atrix and my bluetooth started working properly...so after a few days my bluetooth speed working and never worked till now....i consulted so many people everyone told that if I update my phone to the latest version it would work....i have updated upto 4.1.83 and stil out hasn't worked...i have posted several v times in this site and no one has ben able to help me yet.... I am planing to fully format my phone so that I restore the sdp file that I moved back to the original place and need to update to gingsoerbread....so that I dont get. the same problem after iI update to gingerbread....so these are questions that iI need to ask to which iI couldn't get answers....some of these may have been posted but senior members pls dont get frustrated with me for asking a noob ques....
1. I need to do a full factory format...if I do so w will it get locked like when I got it in the us...and pls direct me to the place which gives step by step instructions to hard format my phone...and unlock it at the same time...
2. after hard formatting wil I be able to use my bluetooth function...
3. I need to update to ginger bread....for which I need a step by step guide...if some one could pls direct me to the link or thread...pls....i know this is a noob question but I am not able to do so...pls help
4.i have installed so many apps and games that I do not want to lose if I hard format...is there a software like norton ghost for android....which will help me restore the apps games contacts which I previously had....i know titanium backup is one option not sure whether it does the function which I expect it to do...
.pls and I do know about this thread for the noobs where I couldn't find the answer to these questions ....http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1154600
could someone pls help...i am desperate...
. thank you very much for reading this whole boring post....and pls be kind and reply if you know answers to any of these questions....
a step by step guide would be much appreciated...
thank you
harish
I had nothing but problems out of my wifes atrix after performing the root procedure. I returned it to stock and traded it in on day 29 and got the htc inspire for her instead which we run cm7 on. The atrix is a nice little device out of the box but once i got tinkering with it seemed like one issue after another. My personal phone is an evo3d. Love it!!!! I know this doesnt answer your OP but just wanted to share my frustrations with the atrix. Good luck.
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1. Once you are unlocked you stay unlocked
2. I had the same prob before gingerbread and rebooting the phone seamed to help, since gingerbread I have not had an issue with bluetooth
4. Yes TiBU can do this for you. Backup to extsd then after flashing restore from extsd.
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I had nothing but problems out of my wifes atrix after performing the root procedure. I returned it to stock and traded it in on day 29 and got the htc inspire for her instead which we run cm7 on. The atrix is a nice little device out of the box but once i got tinkering with it seemed like one issue after another. My personal phone is an evo3d. Love it!!!! I know this doesnt answer your OP but just wanted to share my frustrations with the atrix. Good luck.
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What the hell are you even talking about?
thanks wiredpirate for the reply....
so what should I do now....
should I format first or should I unlock my bootloader first to update to gingerbread...
if I format first will I have 4.1.83 version or the one which I had when I first bought the phone....
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if I format first will I have 4.1.83 version or the one which I had when I first bought the phone....
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Depends on what you mean by "format". A Factory reset done on the phone will return you to the stock version of that version, but RSD will return you to the version you flashed.
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so what should I do now....
should I format first or should I unlock my bootloader first to update to gingerbread...
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Depends on how you want to get gingerbread. Either the Official way, where you won't lose your data and won't need to unlock your bootloader BUT YOU CANNOT GO BACK TO FROYO AFTER PERFORMING THE OFFICIAL UPDATE or by flashing custom roms /fastboot images. If you decide to go this way, your bootloader must be unlocked, but you will have the option to go back to froyo.
yawn, covered extentsivly in the stickies. lol, step by step guide to install gingerbread..........?
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I had nothing but problems out of my wifes atrix after performing the root procedure. I returned it to stock and traded it in on day 29 and got the htc inspire for her instead which we run cm7 on. The atrix is a nice little device out of the box but once i got tinkering with it seemed like one issue after another. My personal phone is an evo3d. Love it!!!! I know this doesnt answer your OP but just wanted to share my frustrations with the atrix. Good luck.
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LOL. "the atrix" eh?
There was NOTHING wrong with your Atrix. It was you. 100%. Undeniable.
Everyone gets the same software from the beginning. Rooting properly doesn't interfere with anything. You most likely used Superone Click.
Plus, first off Evo3d's blow compared to an Atrix, our phones are about 4x more powerful in every way, so don't go repping your Evo3d here. Second, any phone you bought for your wife was not as good as the Atrix, plain and simple.
Another failure. 0/2 bud, nice....
Hey guys,
So I am running an ancient rom, GladiAtrix 3 rom with version 2.2.2 of Android. I finally want to flash a new rom, for example Olympus Gold Edition 2.3.6, with Blur so I can retain Webtop. However, it has been so long and all I read on these stickies when I'm trying to relearn are warnings for not hard bricking your Atrix and I am farily confident it doesn't apply to me because I am still not even on 2.3.4 and don't plan on going back to Android 1.8.3. But can someone just confirm for me really quick before I go about flashing if I need to worry about the hard bricking situation?
(All I gotta do is just backup, and follow the installation steps? Or should I factory reset, stock rom flash, THEN flash the new Olympus ROM?)
Thanks in advanced for stoppin by!
Regards,
If you're unlocked, just flash the ROM in recovery mode. Simple.
Edit: You might have to factory reset first, but only try that if the ROM doesn't work! Make a backup.
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If you're unlocked, just flash the ROM in recovery mode. Simple.
Edit: You might have to factory reset first, but only try that if the ROM doesn't work! Make a backup.
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Factory resetting's on my list! Thanks for the reply! It's been so long since I played w my Atrix and I totally forgot all the old school methods of unlocking and I can't remember (been a year a half) whether or not I did... but I am reading now that it should say "unlocked" on the motorola bootup but mine doesnt show. Although, I am able to enter CWM for sure... so I have no idea whether or not I'm unlocked, everyone's answers are both yes and no so it's confusing me
Is it safe for me to just run the automated unlocker script http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182871 anyways, as well as being on 2.2.2? (This of course after factory resetting) Thanks so much in advanced!
EDIT: This is my last question sorryyy then I can start my new ROM flashing!!! woohoo
Being an old member who's obviously done this kind of thing before (even if forever ago), I'd think you would know already that questions go in the Q&A section.
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Being an old member who's obviously done this kind of thing before (even if forever ago), I'd think you would know already that questions go in the Q&A section.
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Way ahead of you bro. Check this out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1872657
Posted, no replies, even bumped it and waited 2.5 weeks. What do you expect? Haha, but do you have the answer to my final question?
Hope that satisfies your answer ^___^ It's easy to see why some people prefer the general vs the other parts of the forums. No answer after 3 weeks vs an answer within the hour bahahaha.
Flash new recovery, wipe, flash new zip...
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